Hot in the (Dutch) news today: quasar J0529-4351 may be the intrinsically brightest quasar known since it appears to be unlensed. Gaia G magnitudes hover around 16 making it visible in many of our telescopes. Has anyone tried? If not, who will be the first? Regrettably my 20" dob and me are separated by more than 10,000 km so I won't be able to try until I return to Chile.

Give it a go and let us know!


Wouter